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Population in Greece compared to Indonesia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 28.3 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.6% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Greece vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Indonesia
2100 6,463,085 297,263,579
2099 6,505,287 298,386,561
2098 6,547,164 299,496,396
2097 6,589,081 300,596,542
2096 6,630,487 301,680,965
2095 6,671,006 302,745,817
2094 6,710,734 303,798,670
2093 6,749,510 304,837,512
2092 6,787,596 305,857,297
2091 6,824,775 306,853,321
2090 6,862,164 307,827,852
2089 6,900,089 308,775,620
2088 6,937,116 309,700,566
2087 6,973,450 310,605,359
2086 7,010,676 311,483,180
2085 7,048,751 312,332,996
2084 7,086,818 313,155,965
2083 7,124,743 313,952,990
2082 7,164,627 314,719,759
2081 7,205,487 315,453,880
2080 7,248,512 316,158,503
2079 7,292,836 316,839,281
2078 7,338,859 317,487,448
2077 7,387,671 318,105,938
2076 7,437,562 318,684,532
2075 7,489,139 319,239,982
2074 7,543,259 319,759,087
2073 7,600,155 320,251,181
2072 7,659,253 320,709,370
2071 7,719,672 321,136,059
2070 7,782,317 321,534,979
2069 7,847,153 321,908,058
2068 7,913,682 322,252,027
2067 7,980,659 322,566,642
2066 8,047,692 322,849,032
2065 8,114,348 323,098,730
2064 8,181,923 323,318,973
2063 8,250,274 323,506,247
2062 8,318,463 323,662,911
2061 8,386,919 323,784,985
2060 8,454,179 323,865,045
2059 8,522,250 323,904,988
2058 8,589,200 323,894,318
2057 8,655,428 323,837,237
2056 8,720,012 323,721,448
2055 8,783,558 323,552,405
2054 8,844,935 323,324,404
2053 8,903,834 323,032,528
2052 8,961,755 322,677,809
2051 9,018,494 322,252,898
2050 9,072,676 321,749,772
2049 9,126,801 321,169,163
2048 9,177,973 320,507,607
2047 9,228,605 319,778,332
2046 9,275,381 318,970,565
2045 9,321,349 318,077,606
2044 9,367,130 317,100,688
2043 9,411,608 316,041,251
2042 9,454,837 314,905,847
2041 9,499,098 313,692,611
2040 9,543,726 312,407,319
2039 9,588,298 311,049,484
2038 9,633,708 309,626,850
2037 9,679,362 308,137,773
2036 9,724,905 306,592,068
2035 9,771,397 304,988,219
2034 9,817,355 303,322,890
2033 9,863,589 301,599,483
2032 9,911,215 299,828,261
2031 9,956,924 298,003,267
2030 10,002,298 296,127,253
2029 10,047,641 294,190,935
2028 10,092,845 292,188,833
2027 10,137,354 290,114,110
2026 10,181,414 287,972,484
2025 10,223,023 285,765,617
2024 10,405,134 283,487,931
2023 10,407,351 281,190,067
2022 10,436,882 278,830,529
2021 10,569,207 276,758,053
2020 10,698,599 274,814,866
2019 10,721,582 272,489,381
2018 10,732,882 269,951,846
2017 10,754,679 267,346,658
2016 10,775,971 264,627,418
2015 10,820,883 261,799,249
2014 10,892,413 258,877,399
2013 10,965,211 255,852,467
2012 11,045,011 252,698,525
2011 11,104,899 249,470,032
2010 11,121,341 246,305,322
2009 11,107,017 243,220,028
2008 11,077,841 240,157,903
2007 11,048,473 237,062,337
2006 11,020,362 233,951,652
2005 10,987,314 230,871,650
2004 10,955,141 227,926,649
2003 10,928,070 225,048,008
2002 10,902,022 222,088,495
2001 10,862,132 219,097,902
2000 10,805,808 216,077,790
1999 10,761,698 213,004,668
1998 10,720,509 209,826,788
1997 10,661,259 206,536,095
1996 10,608,800 203,204,348
1995 10,562,153 199,888,057
1994 10,512,922 196,591,828
1993 10,460,415 193,305,168
1992 10,399,061 190,043,744
1991 10,319,927 186,778,238
1990 10,196,792 183,501,098
1989 10,089,498 180,201,630
1988 10,036,983 176,855,065
1987 10,000,595 173,511,154
1986 9,967,213 170,175,065
1985 9,934,300 166,776,185
1984 9,895,801 163,251,124
1983 9,846,627 159,651,381
1982 9,789,513 156,052,152
1981 9,729,350 152,485,035
1980 9,642,505 148,950,540
1979 9,548,258 145,434,834
1978 9,429,959 141,953,163
1977 9,308,479 138,533,541
1976 9,188,150 135,173,655
1975 9,046,541 131,843,848
1974 8,962,022 128,555,045
1973 8,929,086 125,288,515
1972 8,888,628 122,039,841
1971 8,831,036 118,833,702
1970 8,792,806 115,657,495
1969 8,772,764 112,517,639
1968 8,740,765 109,450,006
1967 8,684,088 106,526,393
1966 8,613,651 103,792,754
1965 8,550,333 101,365,130
1964 8,510,429 98,833,749
1963 8,479,625 96,051,424
1962 8,448,233 93,375,850
1961 8,398,050 90,791,249
1960 8,331,725 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Indonesia
2100 -0.65% -0.38%
2099 -0.64% -0.37%
2098 -0.64% -0.37%
2097 -0.62% -0.36%
2096 -0.61% -0.35%
2095 -0.59% -0.35%
2094 -0.57% -0.34%
2093 -0.56% -0.33%
2092 -0.54% -0.32%
2091 -0.54% -0.32%
2090 -0.55% -0.31%
2089 -0.53% -0.3%
2088 -0.52% -0.29%
2087 -0.53% -0.28%
2086 -0.54% -0.27%
2085 -0.54% -0.26%
2084 -0.53% -0.25%
2083 -0.56% -0.24%
2082 -0.57% -0.23%
2081 -0.59% -0.22%
2080 -0.61% -0.21%
2079 -0.63% -0.2%
2078 -0.66% -0.19%
2077 -0.67% -0.18%
2076 -0.69% -0.17%
2075 -0.72% -0.16%
2074 -0.75% -0.15%
2073 -0.77% -0.14%
2072 -0.78% -0.13%
2071 -0.8% -0.12%
2070 -0.83% -0.12%
2069 -0.84% -0.11%
2068 -0.84% -0.1%
2067 -0.83% -0.09%
2066 -0.82% -0.08%
2065 -0.83% -0.07%
2064 -0.83% -0.06%
2063 -0.82% -0.05%
2062 -0.82% -0.04%
2061 -0.8% -0.02%
2060 -0.8% -0.01%
2059 -0.78% 0.003%
2058 -0.77% 0.02%
2057 -0.74% 0.04%
2056 -0.72% 0.05%
2055 -0.69% 0.07%
2054 -0.66% 0.09%
2053 -0.65% 0.11%
2052 -0.63% 0.13%
2051 -0.6% 0.16%
2050 -0.59% 0.18%
2049 -0.56% 0.21%
2048 -0.55% 0.23%
2047 -0.5% 0.25%
2046 -0.49% 0.28%
2045 -0.49% 0.31%
2044 -0.47% 0.34%
2043 -0.46% 0.36%
2042 -0.47% 0.39%
2041 -0.47% 0.41%
2040 -0.46% 0.44%
2039 -0.47% 0.46%
2038 -0.47% 0.48%
2037 -0.47% 0.5%
2036 -0.48% 0.53%
2035 -0.47% 0.55%
2034 -0.47% 0.57%
2033 -0.48% 0.59%
2032 -0.46% 0.61%
2031 -0.45% 0.63%
2030 -0.45% 0.66%
2029 -0.45% 0.69%
2028 -0.44% 0.72%
2027 -0.43% 0.74%
2026 -0.41% 0.77%
2025 -1.75% 0.8%
2024 -0.02% 0.82%
2023 -0.28% 0.85%
2022 -1.25% 0.75%
2021 -1.21% 0.71%
2020 -0.21% 0.85%
2019 -0.11% 0.94%
2018 -0.2% 0.97%
2017 -0.2% 1.03%
2016 -0.42% 1.08%
2015 -0.66% 1.13%
2014 -0.66% 1.18%
2013 -0.72% 1.25%
2012 -0.54% 1.29%
2011 -0.15% 1.28%
2010 0.13% 1.27%
2009 0.26% 1.28%
2008 0.27% 1.31%
2007 0.26% 1.33%
2006 0.3% 1.33%
2005 0.29% 1.29%
2004 0.25% 1.28%
2003 0.24% 1.33%
2002 0.37% 1.36%
2001 0.52% 1.4%
2000 0.41% 1.44%
1999 0.38% 1.51%
1998 0.56% 1.59%
1997 0.49% 1.64%
1996 0.44% 1.66%
1995 0.47% 1.68%
1994 0.5% 1.7%
1993 0.59% 1.72%
1992 0.77% 1.75%
1991 1.21% 1.79%
1990 1.06% 1.83%
1989 0.52% 1.89%
1988 0.36% 1.93%
1987 0.33% 1.96%
1986 0.33% 2.04%
1985 0.39% 2.16%
1984 0.5% 2.25%
1983 0.58% 2.31%
1982 0.62% 2.34%
1981 0.9% 2.37%
1980 0.99% 2.42%
1979 1.25% 2.45%
1978 1.31% 2.47%
1977 1.31% 2.49%
1976 1.57% 2.53%
1975 0.94% 2.56%
1974 0.37% 2.61%
1973 0.46% 2.66%
1972 0.65% 2.7%
1971 0.43% 2.75%
1970 0.23% 2.79%
1969 0.37% 2.8%
1968 0.65% 2.74%
1967 0.82% 2.63%
1966 0.74% 2.39%
1965 0.47% 2.56%
1964 0.36% 2.9%
1963 0.37% 2.87%
1962 0.6% 2.85%
1961 0.8% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Greece Indonesia
Current population
10181414
288551776
Population rank 96/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 3.48%
One net population change
3.95 hours
13.7 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +6,296
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 115/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -39,509
Net migration rank 37/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -39,509
2024 - -122,772 - -38,469
2023 -56,200 -159,430 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 -63,665 -53,997 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 -58,131 -160,277 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 -46,004 6,353 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 -41,814 36,762 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 -33,272 17,938 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 -36,566 10,483 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 -25,862 10,484 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 -29,216 -43,462 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 -20,696 -46,678 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 -17,545 -59,323 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 -16,568 -65,364 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 -4,441 -31,786 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 5,560 2,001 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 8,886 18,182 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 11,077 27,081 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 2,210 25,400 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 6,612 27,621 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 2,197 33,297 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 0 29,039 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 -1,093 25,323 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 0 25,692 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 0 60,387 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 -1,081 54,661 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 -2,153 49,930 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 -2,144 47,856 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 2,133 45,671 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 0 43,444 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 1,056 42,674 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 6,307 42,897 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 4,185 39,829 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 6,239 41,000 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 6,192 37,917 3,288,791 3,096
1990 8,157 26,294 3,250,906 11,539
1989 9,080 18,862 3,316,792 19,905
1988 15,055 20,557 3,331,242 25,383
1987 10,001 19,005 3,304,520 26,705
1986 20,931 19,064 3,309,905 30,988
1985 22,849 16,093 3,419,412 37,451
1984 37,604 19,767 3,549,570 43,693
1983 42,341 18,655 3,558,949 47,375
1982 50,906 19,675 3,545,504 46,792
1981 54,484 25,061 3,497,244 44,710
1980 60,748 47,460 3,484,846 42,254
1979 65,882 72,184 3,460,621 43,900
1978 64,124 60,775 3,412,980 45,911
1977 59,574 19,193 3,334,779 45,610
1976 65,236 89,601 3,291,479 48,010
1975 61,516 61,265 3,263,794 56,386
1974 68,111 -22,590 3,196,136 61,188
1973 59,824 -42,387 3,210,643 64,991
1972 64,887 -3,589 3,149,726 72,007
1971 67,116 -12,747 3,111,304 79,264
1970 71,222 -54,166 3,080,421 81,368
1969 82,464 -118,544 3,034,825 82,955
1968 87,408 -429 2,961,608 55,731
1967 91,183 -55,853 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 86,998 21,206 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 83,793 -81,576 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 83,402 -76,678 2,700,138 144,819
1963 81,404 -77,345 2,609,526 110,166
1962 85,327 -74,972 2,525,163 106,264
1961 86,500 -61,102 2,434,113 103,628
1960 96,648 -15,996 2,350,971 101,631

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 51.9% of the population change in Greece is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people). In Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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